Fun Finds!

After work, I made a quick run to Old Navy to get a new water bottle.  I think I forgot my pink one at the pool on sunday :( and a girl needs her water!  GREATTTTT FINDSSSS!!  What a great selection of aluminum water bottles in two sizes.  I love these water bottles because:

1. They are aluminum!  No icky plastic leaking into my water.
2. They are good for the environment.  Less plastic = Less pollution.
3. They are cute.  Different styles for different personalities.  
4. They come in two sizes.  The little one is perfect for spinning/riding your bike, since it has a pop up top.  The bigger one is great for everyday use, since it holds quite a bit of water and you can tie it to your bag!
5. It's secure!  My temporary water bottle was leaking from the bottom today at yoga due to a crack in the plastic. NOT COOL.
6. It's a conversation starter.  "Where did you get that cool bottle???"
7. CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP.  The most expensive bottle was $7.50!!! A case of water alone is about $5.00 these days.

Snack: Left over quinoa salad (even better cold!) with a salmon "cake" mixed in.

Dinner Mate!

Went to Outback for dinner. Haven't been there in sooo long.  I got the Chicken and Shrimp Griller with grilled veggies and grilled pinneapple.  I substituted the rice for a sweet potato.  Here I am getting ready to dig in :)  No dessert for me tonight, already had my sweet treats earlier. 

My knee is still really bothering me so I decided to go for a swim.  Pre-swim snack was a delicious bowl of 1% cottage cheese, the other 1/2 of the banana from breakfast and grapes all mixed together.  I really love this combo. If you are a new cottage cheese eater, I highly suggest adding grapes (red ones).  They are sweet and crunchy and contrast nicely with the texture of the cottage cheese.  Bananas are the same texture (so once you get used to that add them in too)  but they add a nice sweetness as well.

 

Don't cha just wanna eat it??

Since I knew I would be getting hungry after my swim, I made my spelt wraps in advance, this time, freezing some like Angela suggested.  Here's a pic:

Swimming was great!  I could feel my ankle/knee still bothering me so I'm glad I didn't push it and run. This was my workout:

• Warm Up: 300m free, 100m backstroke comfortable pace
• Kicking: 200m alternating breaststroke and free kick
• Pull: 200m, switching each 50 between free, back and breast
• "Main Set": 200m free 30s rest, 6 100m alternating each 100 (1st back, 2nd IM, 3rd Free, repeat) on 2m 15s, 6 50m same as the 100m on 1m 10s
• Cool Down: 100m slow pace

I attempted to make a salmon cake for lunch to put in my wrap.  I was somewhat successful but I needed to add a binding agent, like an egg white, so it would stick.  I mixed:

• canned salmon- 1/2c to make 2servings (saving one for tomorrow)
• onions, red peppers and carrots lightly sauteed
• paprika, deli mustard (squirt), plain fat free yogurt (a dollop)
• pepper, no salt because the canned salmon was salty already

I then put it in a grill pan in an attempt to make it stick (which it didn't) but it was warm and delish!  I then stuffed it in a wrap with some hummus, spinach and tomato with a side of carrots and hummus.  HELLO LUNCH!

Close up of my attempt:

Nuts for Nuts!!

Food Find:

I heart nuts.  I like nut mixes, plain nuts, nut butters, dried nuts, sweet treats.  My dad always sends me nut baskets from NUTSONLINE.  This is a great website and I highly suggest it (they ship to Canada too). Why you may ask?

1. Nutsonline delivers quickly! I am impatient so I want it fast.
2. Everything is fresh.  You can smell the quality as soon as you open your package.
3. You can mix and match.  Chocolate covered pretzels and pistachios? Yes please.
4. Makes a great gift.
5. Their health information is online.  I don't mean just calories and fat.  They tell you the vitamins in their products!  How great is that?!

Leftovers from my delicious basket.  Please note how he chocolate covered pretzels are nowhere to be found.

Lunch and Other Goodies

I made Angela's (Oh...She Glows) delicious wraps!!  I love these and highly suggest them.  They were simple and very tasty. Mine didn't look too professional...but boy were they good.

I made a delicious wrap filled with roasted chicken, hummus, spinach and tomato.  I then snuck a few more bites of a wrap with some PB and hummus, yum.

I finally found a camera cord for my camera and the wraps really held me over.  So I am going to make an early dinner.

FASHION FINDS!

I love racer back tank tops for running and working out.  Here are my reason's why I must wear one to run:

1. They are form fitting.  When I run, I hate things swinging from my body. 
2. They keep me cool.  I sweat like a mad man, therefore, I like a tank made from a thin fabric that will keep me cool.
3. They are cute!  Check out  my pics above to see just how cute these tanks are.  Working out is much more fun with you feel stylish.
4. They are cheap!  I found these great tanks at Old Navy for $16.50.  They had a variety of colors and a built in bra for extra support.